Teaching Assistant (supporting children with specific learning needs)

Chase Bridge Primary School, Twickenham, TW2 7DE

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  27 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Full time (32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year, term time only)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,758 - £23,766
• Pay scale: NJC4 SCP7 to 10

What skills and experience we're looking for

To be considered for the role, you must have:

• Successful, recent experience working with children

• Experience of working with children with a range of special educational needs and disabilities

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills

• A high level of proficiency in literacy and mathematics

• A calm, supportive and caring manner

This role will require you to work closely with the class teachers, SENCo and parents to deliver individualised support to children with learning difficulties within a mainstream class setting.

What the school offers its staff

In return, we offer:

• an established and supportive leadership team;

• a school that has a firm commitment to professional development and career progression;

• a school community that is research focused and where the learning of adults is as important as the learning of children;

• a rewarding and special place to work where staff are passionate about providing a broad curriculum for all children; and

• access to the Westfield Health Insurance and Local Government Pension Scheme as well as on site car parking available for the convenience of our staff.
  

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

About Chase Bridge Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 659 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Chase Bridge Primary School website
• Email address: info@chasebridge.richmond.sch.uk
• Phone number: 02088921242
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chase-bridge-primary-school

Our vision at Chase Bridge is for all children to excel at learning, express their talents and care for others. We are a thriving, multi-award winning, three form entry Community Primary and Nursery School in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames situated next to Twickenham Stadium.

We are proud of our spacious site with its modern facilities, superb resources and happy, purposeful atmosphere. We offer a 60 place Nursery and three forms of entry in each year group. Outside, our large field enables children to take part in a wide range of sports and play with friends. Excellence in PE, sports, music and the arts are particular strengths of the school. Children enjoy gardening and growing our own produce in our 'Edible Playground',

We place huge importance on the emotional well-being of our staff, children and our wider community. Having achieved our Attachment Aware Schools Award, we take great pride in our appointed role as MHST Cluster Lead where we work in partnership with primary, secondary and special schools from across Richmond impacting over 7000 children and staff.

Arranging a visit to Chase Bridge Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email info@chasebridge.richmond.sch.uk.

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